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Car crashes into house, causing fire
Bellevue firefighters confined a house fire to the garage Thursday after a car crashed into the house and severed a gas line. No residents or firefighters were injured.
At 12:02 p.m. on Thursday,…
Homeowner sets fire to his Lake Hills house
At 3:40 p.m. on Monday, a homeowner reported to emergency dispatch that he intentionally set his house in the Lake Hills neighborhood on fire. Five minutes later Bellevue firefighters found the two-…
Teen saves family in Crossroads house fire
A two-alarm fire early Wednesday heavily damaged a Crossroads house, but the family inside was able to escape unharmed because of a smoke detector and a teen boy's quick action.
The boy, in the house…
Burning bus luckily had fire inspector on board
At 6:42 a.m. on Wednesday, a passenger called 911 about a Sound Transit bus on fire. That passenger happened to be Bellevue fire inspector Hugo Sotelo. An abrupt noise had come from…
Firefighters open house kicks off in a flash
The Bellevue Fire Department, in support of Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 4-10), will host its annual open house on Saturday, Oct. 3, with tours and opportunities to learn CPR, discharge a fire…
Bellevue firefighters battle eastern Washington fires
Bellevue firefighters have answered the call by communities across that state for assistance with fire operations in eastern Washington.
On Aug. 17, Bellevue Fire dispatched both a communications…
Firefighters to compete in Factoria exhibition July 11-12
Firefighters from fire companies around the region will hoist heavy hoses up a high tower and other feats at the Market Place @ Factoria on Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12, for Washington's…
Hot, dry summer will mean greater fire risk
With this summer looking to be one of the driest and hottest here in recent memory, the possibility of a dangerous fire starting in greenbelts or yards will be much higher. Bellevue Fire has…
Investigation of AutoNation structure fire
Bellevue Fire Department investigators have completed their preliminary on-site examination of the Bellevue AutoNation structure fire that occurred on Saturday, April 25. Fire Investigators have…
Seminar on neighborhood crime prevention and emergency preparedness
Past, current and future block captains can learn how to organize their neighborhoods for crime prevention and emergency preparedness at a class hosted by the Bellevue Office of Emergency Management…